Teams & Riders Thibaut Pinot discussion thread

[RedheadDane]

Seriously. I've been seeing some images recently, and I can't recall the last time I saw any pictures of him looking so... happy!

From a racing-situation, that is. When he didn't have a bunch of goats climbing all over him.

 

[TMJ]

He's just finished his comeback race at the four-day Tour du Limousin.
20th is decent, only 1min 11sec down on winner Warren Barguil and second overall in a very modest 'King of the Mountains' competition.
Reasonably encouraging stuff that hopefully indicates he may be over his back problem.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes, I know. Some people might argue that this is a rather weird reason to revive a rider thread, but lots of people around here seem to forget that the true purpose of this thread is goats, and now also cows!

Thibaut Pinot has a new cow - CyclingTips

But, yeah... his comeback was decent enough.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Yes, I know. Some people might argue that this is a rather weird reason to revive a rider thread, but lots of people around here seem to forget that the true purpose of this thread is goats, and now also cows!

Thibaut Pinot has a new cow - CyclingTips

But, yeah... his comeback was decent enough.

I just saw this and thought I could surprise you with it, but I should have known you were already up to date.

 

[RedheadDane]

I just saw this and thought I could surprise you with it, but I should have known you were already up to date.

Always! But definitely weird to be scrolling through FB, and first seeing it.
Oh, there's a story about a guy with a cow.
That guy looks familiar...
Ah... it's a CyclingTips story!
Iain is at it again.
Not sure who Iain Treloar is, but he's got his priorities straight!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Always! But definitely weird to be scrolling through FB, and first seeing it.
Oh, there's a story about a guy with a cow.
That guy looks familiar...
Ah... it's a CyclingTips story!
Iain is at it again.
Not sure who Iain Treloar is, but he's got his priorities straight!

You can put an end to this masquerade right now. We all know it's one of your aliases!

 

[tobydawq]

I think the author is a bit fast to conclude that one of the cows is "the lesser cow" just because it has no "daring hairstyle"

 

[RedheadDane]

I think the author is a bit fast to conclude that one of the cows is "the lesser cow" just because it has no "daring hairsyle"

Scroll down to the comments. People definitely agree with you.

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Also, because I'm weird like that, I ended up (re-)reading Iain's previous Pinot-Goat Story (yes, Iain Treloar writing Pinot-Goat stories is a thing over at CyclngTips), and I noticed something:

Thibaut Pinot and his goats have a casualwear range - CyclingTips

From the explanation of how the whole Instagram account came to be in the first place:

There, Thibaut and his girlfriend, Charlotte Patat, catalogue a series of snapshots of their goats and their bucolic existence on the couple’s farm in Mélisey. “At the start of confinement, I went with my girlfriend to buy goat cheese,” Pinot told a curious interviewer last June. “I came back with two kids that we had to bottle feed. I had time.” [I trust you can imagine the Gallic shrug, the insouciant pout, as he said that last line, because there’s no way it didn’t happen.]

It doesn't actually specify whether they got the cheese, and even though they most likely did, just imagine: You go to buy some goat cheese, and you end up coming home with two whole goats!

 

[RedheadDane]

Look! I'm reviving this thread to post actual cycling-related content!

Thibaut Pinot: Giro d'Italia pink jersey is the only thing missing in my career

Frenchman says he 'stays in the real world' when it comes to Tour de France yellow jersey

www.cyclingnews.com

I definitely hope he does the Giro, like it was his plan last year. Besides, as someone who - from what it appears - doesn't really like being at the centre of attention, doing the Giro could have another advantage. Not only is there obviously less focus on French riders in the Giro, compared to in the Tour, but for the first few days in particular... I mean; he does have this teammate who wore pink for a few days last year...

 

[Tonton]

Obviously the make-or-break year: I would have liked Il Giro, but well. If it doesn't pan out, then it has to be LBL, AGR, some Spilak-like stuff. But I have to believe that good things happen for good people,

 

[IndianCyclist]

3 pronged bid for podium against Pogacar, Roglic, Bernal is PR by FDJ. All of them are unproven with injuries and experience and capability. They will adopt a wait and watch policy as the TDF progresses and Most likely one of them will go for top 10 and everybody will go for stage wins. Should have done the Giro but pressure from sponsors and time required to get in shape is what changed the target

 

[RedheadDane]

Right, so I know I said in the Schedules and Targets thread that I hoped he'd mainly focus on stages. However, I can understand if he wants to give it one last go for the GC, after all; after 2019 he hasn't really been able to go for GC in a GT.

 

[glassmoon]

He might actually have had a decent chance at Giro 2022 but... they've opted for another TdF fail

 

[Bonimenier]

He might actually have a decent chance at Giro 2022 but...

I'd say his chances of winning the Giro this year are 0

 

[tobydawq]

I'd say his chances of winning the Giro this year are 0

I agree. The same can be said for Pogacar and Roglic.

 

[Koronin]

3 pronged bid for podium against Pogacar, Roglic, Bernal is PR by FDJ. All of them are unproven with injuries and experience and capability. They will adopt a wait and watch policy as the TDF progresses and Most likely one of them will go for top 10 and everybody will go for stage wins. Should have done the Giro but pressure from sponsors and time required to get in shape is what changed the target

Well for a podium a 3 pronged attempt might work, however should we caution them about the possible disasters of it as well?

 

[glassmoon]

I'd say his chances of winning the Giro this year are 0

I've edited my post to make it clearer of how I actually meant it

 

[IndianCyclist]

Well for a podium a 3 pronged attempt might work, however should we caution them about the possible disasters of it as well?

How do u caution Madiot
Marc Madiot Encourages Thibaut Pinot
This is just encouragement. What if he was actually cheering?

 

[Tonton]

It's likely that Pinot will race Il Giro, if we believe his interview with Eurosport.

'The only thing I'm missing' - Thibaut Pinot targets Giro d'Italia success as yellow jersey is 'too big'

Thibaut Pinot has suggested he will prioritise the Giro d'Italia pink jersey rather than the Tour de France as he plots out his 2022 season

www.eurosport.com

I hope so.

 

[yaco]

The article is dated 07/01/2022.

 

[Sandisfan]

The article is dated 07/01/2022.

News from the future. Also after this years Giro!!!

 

[IndianCyclist]

Its the DD/MM/YYYY format

 

[RedheadDane]

News from the future. Also after this years Giro!!!

See, in Europe we write dates logically.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I guess there's still a chance that he could ride the Giro as warm up for the Tour.

 

[tobydawq]

Maybe win them both?